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Acute pharyngitis in adults is one of the most common infectious diseases seen in general practitioners' consultations. Viral aetiology is the most common. Among bacterial causes, the main agent is Streptococcus pyogenes or group A ␤-haemolytic streptococcus (GABHS), which causes 5%---30% of the episodes. In the diagnostic process, clinical assessment scales can help clinicians to better predict suspected bacterial aetiology by selecting patients who should undergo a rapid antigen detection test. If these techniques are not performed, an overdiagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis often occurs, resulting in unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics, most of which are broad spectrum. Consequently, management algorithms that include the use of predictive clinical rules and rapid tests have been set up. The aim of the treatment is speeding up symptom resolution, reducing the contagious time span and preventing local suppurative ଝ Please cite this article as: Cots JM, Alós JI, Bárcena M, Boleda X, Cañada JL, Gómez N, et al. Recomendaciones para el manejo de la faringoamigdalitis aguda del adulto. Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2015;66:159---170.